JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force emphasized the importance of varied voices in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, education during the American Indian Science and Engineering Society National Conference in San Antonio, Oct. 3-5. This three-day conference brought together thousands of Indigenous students, educators and professionals t  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 18 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: (Anchorage, AK) - The Office of Special Prosecutions has completed its review of an officer-involved shooting from Aug. 16, 2024, involving Alaska State Troopers Jayson Christner and Colten Buie and Court Services Officer Sawyer Munson's use of force against Vaughn Walunga, 46, in Gambell. The review determined that Troopers Christner and Buie and CSO Munson were legally justif  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Funding is Part of President Biden's Investing in America Agenda FORT YATES, N.D., Oct. 17, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden today announced nearly $173 million in funding to connect rural residents, farmers and business owners in the Dakotas and eight other states to reliable high-speed internet. Projects are being financed by the fifth rou  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced significant strides in expanding geothermal energy on public lands, an abundant clean energy resource with tremendous potential to help the country meet the Biden-Harris administration's goal of a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035. The Department announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has approved the Fervo   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: LAKEWOOD, Colo. The Bureau of Land Management unveiled resource management plans this week to protect big game and Gunnison sage-grouse habitat in Colorado, conserve public lands and focus energy development in areas with the highest potential for oil and gas resources in the BLM Upper Colorado River District. The Bureau released Records of Decision for the Big Game Resource  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management is seeking nominations for a new Federal advisory committee that will help inform how the Bureau implements the Public Lands Rule. The Committee will advise on outreach and engagement, best management practices, and the development and refinement of agency guidance to support implementation of the Rule across the country. The Public Lands Rule pr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-2143) on Oct. 17, 2024, entitled "Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers Third Quarter 2024": * * * Median weekly earnings of the nation's 120.8 million full-time wage and salary workers were $1,165 in the third quarter of 2024 (not seasonally adjusted), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was 4.2 percent higher than a year earlier, c  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Sembach, Germany -- Dr. Louis D'Angelo, DoDEA Europe Central District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Brenda Hebner as the new assistant principal of Vogelweh Elementary School. A native of Texas, Dr. Hebner earned a Bachelor of Science in agricultural development from Texas A&M University. She continued her education at the University of Texas Arl  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Current tobacco product use among U.S. middle and high school students has dropped to the lowest recorded level in 25 years. This is according to newly released data from the 2024 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS). Within the past year alone, at least half a million fewer students are using tobacco products, contributing to th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has appointed Julie Kitka as the incoming Federal Co-Chair of the Denali Commission. She will join her co-chair from the Alaskan state government, Micaela Fowler. EDA and the Denali Commission have a long history of coordination and collaboration supporting economic development, strengthening regional climate resiliency,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), announced more than $200 million in new awards to strengthen early childhood programs. These investments build on the billions of dollars the Biden-Harris Administration secured over the last three years to hel  more

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 18 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador and a coalition of 23 other states filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to stop the Biden-Harris Administration from imposing an electric-vehicle mandate on truck manufacturers in Nebraska v. EPA. This coalition has joined the suit alongside Nebraska as petitioners to challenge the new rule. In April, the federal Environm  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), approved section 1115 demonstration amendments that allow, for the first time ever, Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage of traditional health care practices provided by Indian Health Service (IHS) faci  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: Here are excerpts: * * * Fast Facts About 3.3 million children were enrolled in kindergarten in 2024. But do states know how ready they were? Children have varying degrees of the social, emotional, language, motor, and other skills that they need to be successful in kindergarten. 27 states required their school districts to formally assess children's "kindergarten readiness" for the 2023-2024 s  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 18 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Oct. 17, 2024: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to stop the Biden-Harris administration from imposing an electric-vehicle mandate on truck manufacturers. A coalition of 24 States teamed up in Nebraska v. EPA to challenge the new rule. "Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' bureaucrats in D.C. want everyone in Louisiana to drive   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 18 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: Attorney General Mike Hilgers led a coalition of states in filing a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today. Hilgers's suit is aimed at stopping the Biden-Harris Administration from imposing an electric-vehicle mandate on truck manufacturers. Attorney General Hilgers is leading a coalition of 24 States in Nebraska v. EPA to challenge the new rule. "The   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Alaska to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by flooding from Aug. 5-6, 2024. The President's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in the City and Borough of Juneau. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 18 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Oct. 17, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to stop the Biden-Harris administration from imposing an electric-vehicle mandate on truck manufacturers. A coalition of 24 states teamed up in Nebraska v. EPA to challenge the new rule. "This is yet another overreach by the Biden-Harris administration trying to do something they  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 18 -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release: * * * Legislation named for late Tlingit artist Archie Cavanaugh * * * A United States senator from Alaska has introduced an amendment to the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) to preserve and expand the rights of Native artists to use feathers and other bird materials in their artistic practices. U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, who filed the bill last month, named the legislation after the late award-wi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: * * * Awards Will Support Eight Tribes and Bolster Fish and Wildlife Conservation * * * The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is awarding more than $1.3 million to federally-recognized Tribes in Alaska to benefit fish and wildlife resources and their habitats. Recipients include: Native Village of Brevig Mission Watershed Assessment & Long-term Subsistence Habitat Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: ANCHORAGE - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is beginning to use the latest generation of identity verification technology at the security checkpoints at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC). Travelers departing ANC can expect to see Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) units that use facial matching technology to verify t  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 18 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 17, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a bipartisan letter to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, encouraging Michigan's top cop to "stand strong" against pressure to drop charges against people who were "involved in allegedly unlawful activities during anti-Israel protests at the University of Michigan" in spring 2024. Earlier this spring, dozens of protesters formed an encampmen  more